On Mon 06 May 2013 at 08:45:30 -0400, staticsafe wrote: > On 5/6/2013 2:21, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Du, 05 mai 13, 19:30:00, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >> > >> All that's required now is to cease using 'dist-upgrade' for > >> upgrading. Dist-upgrade was recommended in the user install > >> manual while Wheezy was still Testing. Now, that it's Stable, > >> 'upgrade' is the recommended method. > > > > Could you please provide a reference for that? The collective > > wisdom on this list recommends to always use 'upgrade' and > > 'dist-upgrade' only if really required (e.g. packages not > > upgraded). > > > > It's rare, but it may happen that 'dist-upgrade' is needed also on > > stable. > > > > Kind regards, Andrei > > > Hmm, I'm following this - > http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html > - as an upgrade guide. > > It suggests `apt-get upgrade` first (after changes your sources of > course).
I think Andrei is talking about upgrade vs dist-upgrade after Squeeze is upgraded to Wheezy. Although I use dist-upgrade, I think either can be used. A point release is not known for removing any packages from the system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130506140313.GD25306@desktop
